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RI`s 2012 meat need estimated at 484,000 tons

Indonesia`s need for meat this year will reach 484 thousand tons, a senior Agriculture Ministry official predicted on ...

Australia, Indonesia join in fight against animal diseases

Australia and Indonesia are working together to help control infectious animal diseases in South Sulawesi and West ...

Vice president underlines the need to preserve functions of forests

Vice President Boediono underlined the importance of preserving the function of forests in restoring ecological ...

Restore soil fertility to increase food production

Indonesia is striving to further increase food production and other agricultural commodities to ensure the attainment ...

NGO demands consistent implementation of soil fertility restoration programs

A non-governmental organization (NGO) advocating preservation of soil fertility (PKL) has demanded that the ...

news focus: Indonesia on alert over return of bird flu

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih has been closely following the apparent return of bird flu or avian ...

Small farmers should be basis of food development

Smallholder`s agriculture and food estates must be synchronized with development of the country`s food resilience so ...

Mari Elka challenged to develop creative economy

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Mari Elka Pangestu said she was now challenged to develop the sectors of ...

President Yudoyono installs new ministers, deputy ministers

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace here on Wednesday installed new ministers and deputy ministers ...

No human infected with bird flu in lombok : minister

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih has confirmed that bird flu has infected poultry in Lombok but there was ...

Pusri guarantees sufficient supply of subsidized fertilizer in Bengkulu

Fertilizer company PT Pusri guarantees sufficient supply of subsidized fertilizer for farmers in Bengkulu province, a ...

Indonesia short of 6,000 veterinarians

The agriculture ministry`s Director General of Livestock and Animal Health Prabowo Respatio Caturroso said Indonesia ...

Rice fields need better infrastructures

Indonesia needs to develop its dams and irrigation to overcome desolation during droughts so that the country`s 7.5 ...

RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

RI govt calls on businessmen to support food resilience program

The government has called on businessmen to support the national food resilience program by investing in the ...